Documents for purchase of property
snehashree
(Querist) 31 July 2012
This query is : Open
Respected Sir,
I worked in IAF and during that period I purchased a house a plot along with a constructed house from a housing society in 1995. As advised by the then president and secretary of the society, I applied for the membership and they gave me a letter of accepting my application for membership and allotment of the plot number 9 along with the building over it. Plot number 8 was not alltted to anybody because no body could construct anything on it due to overhead HT cable running over the area. After a few years, in a general meeting (This does not take place regularly as expected by law) myself and the owner of Plot number 7 proposed the society members and the appointments that since it is of no use to any body, the plot number 8 may be sold to us and we are ready to pay the amount stated by the society on the terms and conditions of the society. The then president and secretary of the society gave us a letter giving us extract of the minutes of meeting accepting our proposal followed by a letter on the societies letter head and under the signature of President and secretary stating that as per the minuted of the meeting, they are in receipt of the money from the owners of Plot number 7 and 9 and the ownership of plot number 8 has been given to us with the condition that we will not construct any thing on it. Since then we are in possession of the land since then.
Now after retirement from IAF the present President and secretary has asked to honour the commitment that no commitment at that time was given on stamp paper and as such they do not recognise our ownership of the plot number 7. The president and secretary who gave us the letter are not alive.
May I kindly request your expert advice on what course of action should I follow? I am in possession of the property. The owner of plot number 7 has been telling me that nothing can happen since we have letter written by the president and secretary on the societies letter pad. But being from IAF I wish to get every thing done properly so that when I decide to sell the property, nobody objects to it and the new owner does not face difficulty in enjoying peaceful possession of the property.
Please advice further course of action?
With warm regards.
Gp Capt (Retd)Shrikant Walwadkar
Bangalore
